The 10 MPH Speed Limit Buffer Is a LIE

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RALEIGH, N.C. — How fast can you go on the highway without attracting the attention of police? You take five miles over the speed limit and they give you five miles — anything over that is fair game, right?

Drive anywhere from 1 to 9 miles per hour over the limit and you’ll avoid the flashing lights, the theory goes.

Many people believe that such a ‘buffer law’ exists, or is an unwritten rule among police.